By John Loughran As temperatures drop and experts predict a harsh winter for the UK and Ireland, Volvo Car UK invited television personality and Volvo V40 driver Louise Thompson to demonstra...

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Goodyear Dunlop’s winter tyres have topped tyre tests carried out by Germany’s AutoZeitung Allrad. The magazine test is targeted at owners of 4×4 and SUVs and reinforces the benefits of fitting w...

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Goodyear Europe has launched the findings of a new research project it has undertaken with the European Driving Schools Association (EFA). Alongside the research, Goodyear EMEA has published a Road Sa...

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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána today launched their Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign at the Medical Bureau for Road Safety, UCD. The focus of this year’s campa...

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Ford executives fanned out across the globe today to pull the sheet off their 2015 Mustang. It’s been almost 50 years since the seminal “pony” car debuted at the New York World’s Fair and...

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Hoting Ireland News One of our customers, Eoin Farrell of Tyresdublin.ie along with ourselves attend the celebration at the Shelbourne Hotel yesterday. Guest of honour Mr Pat Rabbitte T.D. Minister...

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New car sales to the end of November are down 6.5 per cent, compared to the same period last year, figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) confirm The latest new car stat...

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By John Loughran MG has chosen Goodyear to be the 100% OE provider on the new MG3. The MG3 Supermini will be fitted with Goodyear’s EfficientGrip Performance in size 195/55R16 87V. The key a...

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John Loughran Continental Tyres has produced an update to its comprehensive guide for truck and coach operators travelling to mainland Europe this winter. Winter tyre regulations differ greatly bet...

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EDDIE CUNNINGHAM  MORE than 8,000 cars have failed the NCT so far this year because their tyres were fitted the wrong way around. Untrained and 'unscrupulous' fitters are being blamed for...

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By Connor ORourke   The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is calling an outright ban on the sale and fitment of part worn tyres. The ITIA is poised to make a submission to the Roa...

Posted 11 years ago

Continental is joining the United Nations’ World Quality Day with a total of 16 locations from the company’s Tire Division organising events and activities in order to raise the awareness for qual...

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Wet weather and our ageing cars have led to an increase in the number of breakdowns on Irish roads. New figures from the AA show there's been an 11% increase in the number of call outs to broken-do...

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By Connor ORourke The shocking consequences and high cost of tyre failures have been revealed in a series of new CCTV clips unveiled by the Highways and TyreSafe in the UK.Agency. In the most ...

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By Padraic Deane An original field of 51 candidates for the Continental Irish Car of the Year 2014 awards has been reduced to 16, the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) has announced. A...

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By john Loughran Four tyre retailers in Galway are the first in the country to be granted licenses. The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) has set up a comprehensive self regulation sche...

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The EU Tire Label has an increasing influence on the purchasing decisions of European fleets. This is a key result of a recent survey commissioned by tyre manufacturer Goodyear involving truck fleet o...

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TyreSafe’s family of road safety ambassadors, the McIntyres, are making their latest online appearance in a new ‘movie’ designed to help drivers stay safe on the road. In their latest episode, t...

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PAUL MELIA  RESCUE services have seen a surge in callouts for tyre blowouts since the start of the month with many motorists driving on tyres "so worn out they were bound to burst". The AA ...

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By Padraic Deane The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is offering free tyre safety checks as part of ‘Irish Road Safety Week’ which gets underway today. Keeping your tyres in roadwor...

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The number of new cars sold in September jumped by 17 per cent to 3,257, compared to the same month last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office However, the overall ...

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by EDDIE CUNNINGHAM  PRESSURE is building for a new car swappage scheme in the Budget as figures show sales were up last month but are still well down on 2012. Figures from the Society of t...

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By Connor ORourke Dunlop is launching its new Winter Response 2, a winter tyre for small and compact cars. The tyre offers an impressive performance when braking and handling in winter conditions. ...

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By Connor ORourke Tyre Safety Week, run in conjunction with Road Safety Week, takes place next week at participating tyre retailers across the country. The ITIA has again teamed up this year w...

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By Padraic Deane Ford tells us that a new high-roof version of the Transit Custom one-tonne commercial vehicle offering 20 per cent more load volume than the low-roof model is now av...

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Tyre retailers signing up for the Irish Tyre Industry Association’s (ITIA) licensing scheme, will have to declare that they are not involved in buying and distributing second hand or part worn passe...

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By John Loughran   Goodyear has unveiled two new truck tyre lines – Kmax and Fuelmax.  These brand new tyres will help lower fleets’ operating costs thanks to the extended m...

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By Padraic Deane The ContiWinterContact TS 850 chas learly set itself apart from its competitors in a winter tyre test performed by specialist magazine ACE Lenkrad. The ContiWinterCo...

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With all transport and logistics businesses under pressure to keep costs down one Northern Ireland haulage company is seeing significant savings resulting from good tyre management. To make these s...

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By Connor ORourke At this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) from September 12-22, under the motto “A Day in a Driver’s Life”, Continental will be presenting its latest products, technolog...

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